Month: July 2017

UFC president Dana White wasn’t happy with what he saw from Tyron Woodley on Saturday night, and apparently the feeling is mutual. During an appearance on The MMA Hour on Monday afternoon, Woodley, who retained the welterweight title via a unanimous decision win over Demian Maia at UFC 214, demanded “a public apology” from his

Russell Westbrook winning the MVP award over James Harden has Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey wondering if the NBA should just eliminate awards. Morey told The Crossover in a telephone interview that he has questions about the method of voting the league uses to name its award winners. Morey made his comments on Saturday

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Newly acquired Buffalo Sabres defenseman Nathan Beaulieu has agreed to a two-year, $4.8 million deal in foregoing the opportunity to have his contract determined at an arbitration hearing. The Sabres announced the agreement on Monday, five days before both sides were scheduled to present their case before an NHL arbitrator. Beaulieu was

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Austrian qualifier Sebastian Ofner advanced to the second round of the Generali Open after 2016 finalist Nikoloz Basilashvili pulled out in the second set of their match on Monday. The Georgian lost the first set 7-5 and trailed 3-0 in the second when he withdrew with a hip injury. Last year Basilashvili

With Nemanja Matic reportedly on his way to Old Trafford, the FC crew debate Manchester United’s title chances. Steve Nicol feels Pogba has the ability to be one of the world’s best players, but doesn’t agree he’s at a Barca level yet. Manchester United’s Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba is just as good as the

LAS VEGAS — No one can say Ronda Rousey is officially retired from mixed martial arts, because she hasn’t spoken about fighting since her last loss seven months ago. UFC president Dana White has speculated Rousey, the most famous female fighter of all time, is probably done. He told ESPN she remains in the UFC’s

COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Tortorella of the Columbus Blue Jackets received a one-year contract extension following a season in which he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year. General manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced the move Monday. Financial terms were not released. “John Tortorella and his coaching staff have done a

Moments after defeating Daniel Cormier on Saturday night to reclaim the UFC light heavyweight championship, Jon Jones made his preference for his next fight well known. He looked straight into the camera and said, “Brock Lesnar, you want to know what it feels like to get your ass kicked by someone 40 pounds lighter? Meet

Rory McIlroy has parted ways with his longtime caddie, J.P. Fitzgerald, according to a Reuters report citing an unnamed source. McIlroy’s manager, Sean O’Flaherty, said in a text to ESPN that “Rory will talk Wednesday and answer all questions” during a media session in advance of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio. Fitzgerald has been

As the calendar turns to August, the NHL is in the dog days of its summer sojourn. Here are five storylines I’m stoked about before training camps open in September: 1. Olympic absence NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has held firm on not sending players to the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, citing participation

3:00 PM ET Paul LukasESPN.com Close Sports journalism’s foremost uniform reporter ESPN.com columnist since 2004 Also blogs at uni-watch.com It will be clearer than ever this season that the Charlotte Hornets are Michael Jordan’s team. The Hornets unveiled new white and teal jerseys today — the latest in a series of team reveals connected to

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Trevor Bayliss has insisted that England do not require eight batsmen, despite their improved showing at The Oval. England drafted two new batsmen, Tom Westley at No. 3 and Dawid Malan at No. 5, into the

A roundup of the past week’s notable boxing results from around the world: Sunday at Bakersfield, California Victor Ortiz TKO4 Saul CorralWelterweightRecords: Ortiz (32-6-2, 25 KOs); Corral (24-10, 15 KOs) In his first fight in over a year, Victor Ortiz lands a strong left-hook to Saul Corral who falls to the mat. Corral would answer

Former junior lightweight world titleholders Takashi Uchiyama and Takashi Miura, two of Japan’s best fighters in recent years, announced their retirements from boxing over the weekend. Both held 130-pound world titles simultaneously but never met in a unification bout, though it would have been a big fight in Japan and a rematch of two strong

Since the watercooler at Weekly 18 headquarters is still focused on The Open a week later, we might as well begin there — and with a cross-sport comparison that needed a week to marinate. 1. I spent a lot of time over the past week trying to explain the differences between Jordan Spieth and other

Gab Marcotti pinpoints two potential Barcelona targets who could help lessen the damage done if Neymar leaves the club. Neymar poses with Floyd Mayweather, Petke’s rant is immortalised and more in The Sweeper. The FC crew react to Sergio Ramos’ quote about Neymar’s future and debate the effect his departure would have on Barcelona. Thiago

1:03 PM BST ESPN Staff Ireland’s preparations for their home Women’s Rugby World Cup have suffered a blow after captain Niamh Briggs was ruled out of the tournament through injury. Briggs had battled back from a hamstring injury — that kept her out of the Six Nations — to take her place in coach Tom

The Boston Red Sox had a hole in their lineup following the retirement of designated hitter David Ortiz. Although Edwin Encarnacion was available as a free agent, the Red Sox went in another direction, electing to sign Mitch Moreland to a one-year, $5.5 million deal to play first base. Encarnacion ended up with the Indians